Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula.

The US Formula 5000 series was replaced by Single Seat Can-Am for 1977, giving good work to sports-car-bodied Lola T330/T332 cars right up to 1986. In this web site we attempt to fully chronicle all the FA and F5000 cars from all corners of the globe.

The SCCA's Formula 5000 championship ran across North America from 1968, when it was called Formula A, to 1976, when it was repaced by the Single-Seater Can-Am.

As temporary stewards of these race cars, their owners are very proud to showcase them on and off the track and share the heritage of Formula 5000. This much-loved race series spanned the period from 1968 to 1976 in North America and even later in other continents of the world.

See full list of constructors involved in Formula 5000. Formula 5000 and Formula A cars by constructor and model.

Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing series that ran in the various countries around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula.

Cars were built by the top manufacturers of the time, such as Lola, McLaren, Eagle, and Shadow, and the race series would become known as Formula 5000 (F5000). Top drivers such as Mario Andretti, David Hobbs, and Brian Redman took the wheel of these powerful race cars.

Mar 15, 2010 · Forty years ago, in 1970, American road-racing tracks had three SCCA series to sell: the charismatic Can-Am, the manufacturer-backed Trans-Am, and Formula 5000, which came last and never...

Make: Eagle Model: Formula 5000 Year: 1969 Chassis: 510 Engine: Chevy 302, 5 litre TRACO, 500+ HP Transmission: Hewland LG600 Owner: Stephen Babinsky Location: Lebanon- New Jersy, USA Previous Owners: Joe Cavalieri, Doug Magnon Racing History: Car driven by Tony Adamowicz to 1969 Formula 5000 national championship.

At its peak, F5000 was vibrant, exciting and blood-curdling, with thundering projectiles that not only matched international Formula 1 cars for speed but challenged the ability of local tracks to contain them.